Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-02

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handIed 60 rnnfilY a. these a. ooald the
eIectKic. H4pine dstAnnined however,
that us ekzn re she eIeefFte meter, We
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figures 40 % kieh that ~ eE1 eompslle0
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ceuncif has puE upon "a. The oedi-
nance granting us he fFanchtne, nxes
The rate Of license a nut les than ore
and half Per cent. Of the gnogs eArn-
knRs, but does not AZ he Daxinum.
This ieaYe9 a. e the
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Yea Sc. and spsahine Of Il Mr.. Bsn-
nstt said, Z win not put ons dollar into
this street railway unlsss that clause b
smapded. A. & i, sAould there 81 any
time be eIec1sd 10 the Council members
uhe happened 10 have grudee aeainat
ne, or 9 majority who were inimieal %
car Interests, they might turn In AMI
tax ~ cut o. existencs. TheFefoFe IN
less this matter 3 fixed We cannot move
becaRss Il would Be ussfe.A -AnstheF
thing continued MF. Mason. HThe or
dlnanso requires N 70 be running The
esrs into Cd town By tie fifth Of maxi
April. To comply with that we Win
have 20 lay the tracks before the streets
are graded for understand that The
Council has determined MS 10 grade
Tacoma avenue bsyond Sixth streea.
The Only alternative d 10 Rra4e the
streets ourselves. and We do not propose
10 make the city and the property own
ere along the lie any such present.
With these two
MkzxEzs PnoPxzE1 ADJUSTED,
We wiII 40 ahead. So far as the motor
d concerned, that has been definitely
oetermined-it viii be the electric mo-
| tor
"And what systenf'
"The VandeFpoae. Tbs cover IL sup
oiled from the stations at the ends OF
the track By means Of wire suspended
above the car, and communicated to IL
and the running gear By an apparatus
carried on top Of the car"
"And should the Council fix tie OBJ
| iecsionabls points In tbs charter 20 suit
| Vou when will yea begin gorkfs
"If the Council at its meeting next
| SATURDAY. will make us secure on these
points We will begin on Monday morn
ing"
PUoET soUzD TO PEzu.
The railroad belonging 10 the Gov-
eminent Of Peru. and extending from
Oallao 70 the summit Of the Andes, ID
about 20 be extended fFem thie region
Of silver mines, through the instRamen-
tally Of English capitalists. on dewn
the other side Of the mountains 20 Csg-
70 de Pssoo. Just What that far distant
circumstance has 10 do with Tacoma
may be explained In few words. Mp,
Fred SeeeF. Of this city, 10 an old times
from Sou b AmeEiea, perfectly familiar
With its people, institutions and enter
prisea. The contractor having the
woEk Of building the Peruvian railroad
in charge, has written 70 him with 9
view Of securing the required ties from
Washington Territory. Mr.. SegeF Be
iievsa that the demand may be supplied
frcm this quarter during the. winter sea
son, the prices offered scarcely jastifY.
ing the hope THAI they can Be bough,
under the prevailing crowded condition
Of the mills. There Is no stipuIatioE
made &c 20 the ties being hswn, sawed
or otherwise. II the ties can be secured
al suitable prices, delivered at tia
sound. the demand d practically IN
limited and would, ct least, be aays. ex
! tend throagh several years. The linz
Of the proposed road, from the Andes
to Oerro de Pasco. IL l60 miles II
length.
CAPT. BURNS RESIGNS.
Captain John E. Burns Appeafed at /
/, meeting Of the Oonnty COMMISSIONER
today and handed In his resignation a
9 member Of that body. He gave a. {
reason that be was going East anC
! souId sot be able 10 serve from thii
, time. The resignation vas accepted
Captain Barns is large property ovfel
here and one Of the co@pany whs
: fenced in q portion Of the tide fats, 70
, sulting IN Q suit nov pending Ia court
instituted by j. B. Montgomery, o.
Portland. Whether Captain Burns In
tends 10 90 East 10 remain or not Il
, not known ct this writing.
TACOMA, W. T., Aug. !, 1881.